Finally! A small rally at the end of November provides a sign of life that investors have been searching for. While we aren’t out of the woods yet, the Federal…
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Socially Responsible Investing has become a major stock market question over the last few years. Should you put your returns at risk by investing in companies that care about social…
Over the last several years, index funds have received increased attention from investors and the financial media. Some have even made claims that the increased usage of index funds may…
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By now you know that investing has worked for millions of people worldwide. Almost every successful person invests in one way or another and its taken up a large enough…
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As tax season closes in, most people are looking forward to a nice gift from Uncle Sam in the form of your Tax Return. The opportunities are endless. A payment…
We’ve all been there. It’s the first week of January and you can still feel the wind of the 2017 doors closing behind you. New goals and aspirations fill your…
Annual Percentage Rate. The word can be daunting. Companies will use the acronym APR to lower our antennas and, for the vast majority of people, it’s worked. We don’t talk…
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The babbling of the news and negative investor sentiment has had a profound impact on the stock market to start 2016. Stocks are hitting their low point since ’09 and…